Ach! Es gab mal 'ne Zeit! Da gab's in de' Altstadt aa beliebtes winziges Plätzje' wo seit dem Mittelalter Handwerker ansässig waar'n. Jetzt gibt's nur noch aa Handvoll Erzählunge'. Los, erzähl' mir Ebbes!
Ei jei jei! Just when I thought I had things in hand ... a dastardly ear infection turned into laryngitis and a sinus issue.
So no special festivities (and no ale for me!) to begin 2023. However, I was able to read a lot. My plants were happy to have me home, and they are thriving. Of the four Orchids, one is still in bloom, another has a spike with at least 5 tiny buds forming, and the other two are green and healthy with oodles of aerial rootlings. The South African Frizzle Sizzle plant is going to town 'neath the grow lamp, and I believe the music I played whilst stuck here at home gave them much joy, too.